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The BOOM Part 2
We're about to add another to the list, and explore the implications.
Disa didn't worsen the situation in Khazad-dûm. She fought against the one who did. (It wouldn't be the first losing song battle against the one who has "the mastery.")
#TROPspoilers
Just finished a second viewing of ep. 1, and I no longer believe that one of the Valar bumped Círdan's ship when he attempted to dispose of the Rings.
It's always Sauron who causes the BOOM.
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Sauron saw.
(realization that broke my brain is at the end—I'm not sure I'm just reading into things anymore)
There's a way to say that Sauron sees things, without depicting his Eye as a ball of fire. (You know what someone's looking at by the reflection in their eye.)
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Season 2 Trailer Analysis
#TROPspoilers
(very long thread focused on Sauron)
Galadriel: "Sauron sees himself as master of all Middle-earth. He seeks to rule it not only through conquest, but by bending the minds of all its people to his own. And for that, he needs not armies...
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SCULPTED THOUGHTS
(Didn't use spoiler tags, so just proceed with caution. Tweets w/ spoilers have: ⚠️⚠️⚠️)
The oddest part of Galadriel's darkest moment was not that she vowed to kill all Orcs, but that she used "piked ear" as an insult, when she herself has piked ears.
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Two things.
1) If Celebrimbor is put in a dream world by Sauron (like Galadriel was in ep. 8), and it's happening in real time, that means he's seeing everyone happy and playing while they're actually being massacred.
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Sauron's Timeline
(I now have the utmost confidence in this theory since Comic-Con.)
Let's start from the beginning of the Second Age, when Sauron was "brought low." Time references in the show were vague, but we can determine how long ago that was.
Charlie Vickers, Deadline:
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Sauron: "When the darkness falls, there are always some who rise forth and shine."
"You will give me the Nine."
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"The last man to bear your crest died over a thousand years ago. [...]"
"I told you I found it on a dead man."
My very first impression of this was not only that Sauron found the crest on the last man to bear it (over 1000 years ago), but he was the one who killed him for it.
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(Absolutely, completely, entirely, totally unrelated to what anyone is talking about right now)
Here is Elrond's reaction to Celebrimbor saying, "I heard your mother pleading with him not to go," when he (Elrond) couldn't bring himself to mention her once in the whole season:
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"You will give me the Nine," might have had the same effect on my brain as, "I have been awake since before the breaking of the First Silence."
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Halbrand, on the raft and in Eregion, has a unique sword-shaped design, leading down along a seam from his collar. NO ONE (of all the Men, Dwarves, Elves, etc.) has the same design.
Except for Elros.
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I've finally gathered my thoughts just enough to say how excited I am for scene comparisons.
(e.g.) How does Sauron deal with traps when he's Halbrand vs. Annatar? (Even with 6 seconds of Annatar, I'm already fascinated by how differently and similarly Charlie carries himself.)
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so I'm a little bit excited for season 2 to the point where my drawing itch has awakened after a 7-year hibernation
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#TROPspoilers
When it came to Sauron "wearing the fairest form that he could contrive," they did NOT mess around.
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Comparing these images adds a lot of context (the beginning vs. the end). The way his hair is tied back (on the right) makes him look more prepared for battle or a fight, along with the tighter fit of his clothes, his stance, expression, etc. Everything is more harsh.
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Whoever edited the trailer needs a lot more than a raise.
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The fun thing will be the constant reminder to myself that this is the same person:
Best think about keeping Charlie as Annatar/Sauron is after watching season 2, going back to season 1 will be a different experience. Already I'm seeing expressions he makes as Sauron/Annatar in the trailers and thinking back to faces he pulled in season 1.
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This has been said a lot, but I'll say it again: Making us love Halbrand before stabbing us in the heart was a pro move.
There's a scene in a trilogy I read recently ("The First Law" by Joe Abercrombie) with two best friends who became bitter enemies...
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I was gonna jokingly suggest that this person is Sauron because it looks like he has a bow in his hair. But laying that aside, is it just common knowledge at this point that this flag has an Eye on it? Why haven't I heard anything?
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ok goodnight everybody
"My task was to ensure peace. But I learned that was Sauron's task, as well."
- Sauron, as Finrod
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I especially love the irony of Sauron posing as a divine being while being the darkest part of the shot.
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Exactly, because the "peace" Sauron gave is probably a filter over Celebrimbor's eyes. Celebrimbor says it's "hardly a gift," and demands to know what's been done to him. Sauron says, "Fine," and takes the filter off, Celebrimbor starts sobbing, and Sauron just stands there like:
@tropbrainstorm
“You sought peace. I gave it to you.” This makes me think that much of what we see from Celebrimbor’s POV is going to be an illusion that Sauron casts.
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Reminder: No way is this guy going to carry on with the Southlands accent when he looks like this, and if we're this affected by mere images of him, the first clip we get of him speaking might put us in hospice.
No one is safe from the first voice clip we get of Annatar.
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"Many, many [rings were made] by the art department. There are 20 in all. There's a lot of rings coming this season."
Charles Edwards, who plays Lord Celebrimbor in
#TheRingsOfPower
, reveals how he took lessons in ring making to enable him to forge the Rings of Power in Season 2. He says that he did make "an actual" ring out of "cheap" metal that's now tucked away at his home
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I'm actually getting so excited for this season, I can hardly act like a normal person on here.
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No one ask me about this because I have no answers for this under-the-eyebrow smile as if to tell the Elven-guards they're being ridiculous for taking precautions.
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(1/5)
#RingsOfPower
Analysis Teaser 11
(images for Chapter 6)
Took a small teaser break after the 10th one, but we can do some more. The following comparison is briefly in the Blog Preview, but it is relevant. (There are some hints and thoughts along the way.)
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"The master I apprenticed to used to speak of the wonders of your craft."
Did Sauron speak of Morgoth or Aulë as his master?
It was most likely Aulë. Now, it may seem strange that Celebrimbor's name, let alone his work, would be held in such high regard by either one.
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Something interesting about season 1: After the prologue, there were no typical flashbacks.
In moments where there could have been one, we were shown a representation of an event, instead of the event itself. Some examples:
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Still recovering? Let me help you.
"These tears you cry have come too late.
Take back the lies, the hurt, the blame,
And you will weep when you face the end alone.
You are lost. You can never go home."
In preparation for the trailer tomorrow, here is the full breakdown of my wildest theory: that "This Wandering Day" applies to Sauron.
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The same guy who says "sEEEeee" plays the most notorious villain in fiction.
“I can get her to join me”
#TheRingsofPower
star Charlie Vickers tells us Sauron and Galadriel are very connected going into season 2
#SDCC
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The One Ring
What Charles says:
"We're doing what's on the page."
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There are a lot of mysterious things happening in "Círdan's Perfection."
For one, we hear the first two lines of the Ring Poem in "True Creation Requires Sacrifice," but this is the first time we hear ALL FOUR in anything but the credits.
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"It's really the battle of the darkness against the light, with some very dark and quite violent moments."
uh huh🥲
EXCLUSIVE ⚔️
#TheRingsOfPower
’s battles are "on a much grander scale" in Season 2, co-showrunner Patrick McKay tells Empire.
There's one that will "take place not just overnight, but over multiple days, weeks, months and episodes".
READ MORE:
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is everyone alright?
His power will change everything. The Rings of Power Returns August 29 on Prime Video.
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It's the way his chin quivers as he stops to admire his work in progress because he's finally making something of real power that will benefit everyone, completely unaware of the pain and anguish that not only he, but the whole world will endure because of it.
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"You sought peace. I gave it to you."
"I am the one keeping the storm at bay."
"Every soul in the seen or unseen world will know that it was you who was the architect of their demise."
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No one is safe from the first voice clip we get of Annatar.
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"Maybe I forged the One Ring, maybe I didn't, who knows (laughs)."
The vibes:
"I hope I know more [secrets] than most. I don't know, maybe I do, maybe I don't."
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This transition was not just for visual appeal. It had a purpose: to reveal that Sauron watched the making of the Rings. And it was not the only time we saw him watching. That camera angle is everywhere in this sequence; "he was aware of ALL that they did."
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A unique iteration of Sauron's theme is supposed to be played over: "This mark's very existence proves Sauron escaped" (Galadriel, 1x01). But it's only in the soundtrack ("Return to Lindon"), and it never appears again in s1.
But now it's in s2 ("Emissary at the Forge").
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"How many times have you listened to 'Estrid' and 'The Pyre?'"
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Then there's us. We thought we hated Sauron in the beginning, but we wouldn't truly hate him now without loving him first, and there will always be a trace of that love left over.
(i've been mourning for two years)
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The same music cue at the end of Arondir's conversation plays when Sauron reveals himself.
"...not because of what their ancestors once did, but because of who they still are."
"Not until you tell me who you are. [...] Who you really are."
(w/ dialogue | isolated music)
#troprewatch
: A lot of this kind of works as a red-herring cover for when we get introduced to Halbrand's "King of the Southlands" lineage; a question of if he can be good. But it also shows us the mindset of the elves; they hold onto grudges for a long time,
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#TROPspoilers
Interesting how he still doesn't say "Sauron" outright unless he has a reason. Just "I've been awake," "I am the one keeping the storm at bay," "ancient sorcerer," etc. He says "Sauron has returned" when he's in a choke hold, but of course there's probably a reason
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I still think it's cool that Sauron was wearing his Eregion clothing when he got to Mordor. No time to waste, he said.
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Patrick McKay's favorite part in the 2nd age is when Sauron forges the One Ring, "invokes" the Ring poem, "and the Elves instantly perceive they've been had" (SDCC 2022). You know that whole sequence is gonna be SO cool and we will feel their alarm👇
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(1/13) —Thoughts on Haladriel/Saurondriel: Part 1—
Here is a brief brainstorm on why Sauron is incapable of Love.
#TheRingsOfPower
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i'm fine don't worry
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Along with the shadow of the chain, speaking Sauron's words made it evident that he was ensnared. And it wasn't even "power over flesh" that made me fully realize he didn't use his own words. It was: "What's it matter?"
(again from that old slideshow):
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Sauron's first outfit looks like a combination of his clothes in Eregion and as Annatar (specifically the material, neckline, and rope belt).
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2) And then he wakes up like this.
The way this is edited... help
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As the petals of the White Tree fell, he woke Tar-Palantir, who could likely sense/see who was staring at him (why else would he be so alarmed?). Following that confrontation, we saw Sauron, who likes to taunt people.
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I'd actually forgotten I had put that together, but it reminded me of something important:
Words.
If the implications of that scene weren't already clear, they are now, because we know that Sauron cast a "spell" on Celebrimbor when they met.
"I believe those are my words."
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#TheRingsOfPower
We haven't heard Galadriel's B theme in-show yet, but what/who is it associated with?
A single harp precedes it in the OST, and the only time we hear that same progression s1, in full, is right after she says, "I never saw [Celeborn] again after that."
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Theorizing why Sauron was missing during the War of Wrath (all because he and Galadriel talked about different sunrises)—
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#TROPspoilers
Galadriel (1x06): "I vow to eradicate every last one of you."
Sauron (2x01): "I vow to serve the Lord of Mordor to the end of my days. And his."
There was a point in the barn where Galadriel did not use her own words, and Adar noticed it.
First, he said: "We are creations of the One, Master of the Secret Fire, the same as you. As worthy of the breath of life, and just as worthy of a home. And soon...
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I've listened to this part from the Bronwyn and Arondir theme more times than I care to admit.
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k so I can see this face as one of two things:
Either he's looking at the Elven-guards like children doing something ridiculous, or...
This is one of those "creepy Sauron moments" that Charlie always talks about, which are off camera in season 1, and on camera in season 2.
No one ask me about this because I have no answers for this under-the-eyebrow smile as if to tell the Elven-guards they're being ridiculous for taking precautions.
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my internal dialogue these past few days
when we were saying that season 1 was gonna be the good old days we weren't just kidding
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At last, it was revealed who was watching.
(Galadriel thought she went against the grain by making three Rings instead of two, but she actually did what Sauron told her to do, which was to "simply let the work proceed." So, he smiled.)
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One of these days I should make a thread of parts of the music I listen to on a loop. (This time it's Sauron's ostinato with the Mithril/Rings Theme, from "The Fading Light.")
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Just listened to the soundtrack, and I have the same feelings I had when Galadriel's theme was first released: it's NEW. The music for s2, while familiar, has such a different and fresh vibe even from s1, and I can't quite express how much I'm feeling that magic again.
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One thing I found unsettling, from the very beginning (even before episode 3 aired), was how strangely dark Sauron's eyes were in episode 2.
Now, I'm even more unsettled because they look fine in ep. 3-7, but they darken again when his mask falls.
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K but have you considered how ASTRONOMICALLY old Adar is?
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This is gonna be SO cool 🎉
Calling all
#LOTR
faithful: Tom Bombadil, the mystical J.R.R. Tolkien character often left out of adaptations, will appear in season two of
#TheRingsofPower
.
Take an exclusive first look:
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TLDR:
The theory itself isn't spoilery. (Just be really careful with 3 consecutive tweets.)
Galadriel ensnared herself in Sauron's web when she began to trust him. Like Celebrimbor, she began using words which Sauron would use, who causes, controls, and keeps the storm at bay.
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He watched as they brought the melted dagger to the bowl, and as Elrond hesitated to drop the mithril into it. He looked into a mirror when the mithril fell (that Eye is no accident), and witnessed the forming of the alloy.
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...and it perfectly describes Galadriel's pain.
"But you can't truly hate a man without loving him first, and there's always a trace of that love left over."
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(1/20) —Sauron Unchained—
Sauron went MIA halfway through The Silmarillion, and did not reappear until after Morgoth's defeat. Some common beliefs are that he deserted his allies, or hid in a tower. But one line in
#TheRingsOfPower
reveals exactly where he was.
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no joke contains some of the most beautiful chord progressions i've ever heard
I just came here to say that Estrid’s theme is beautiful. That’s it, that’s the tweet.
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"It's such a a process, developing a whole new look, a new voice, a new way of moving."
The new voice is real now 💀
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In preparation for the trailer tomorrow, here is the full breakdown of my wildest theory: that "This Wandering Day" applies to Sauron.
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(I've had this theory for a while, but didn't have enough evidence to support it until now.)
A recent interview with the two Charlies made me look back at a slideshow I made in Nov. 2022, wherein I found this (the words are small, so I transcribed them in the alt text):
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"...of all the Elven-Rings Sauron most desired to possess [the Three], for those who had them in their keeping could ward off the decays of time and postpone the weariness of the world."
#TROPSpoilers
Okay, the 2nd picture is from the most recent trailer...and Círdan obviously looks different. His hair more blonde, he's clean-shaven.
So a question, which happens first? does wearing Narya make Círdan younger looking? or is this a scene before the bearded one?
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1) I'm awake.
2) The fabric of his clothes look like the Sea.
3) The waves that line his collar.
4) His hair care routine.
Prime Video has revealed the first look at Círdan the Shipwright in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, to be played by Ben Daniels.
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I hope no one was put in hospice.
Reminder: No way is this guy going to carry on with the Southlands accent when he looks like this, and if we're this affected by mere images of him, the first clip we get of him speaking might put us in hospice.
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(1/12) —Sauron's Conditional Use of Names—
Sauron does not call himself 'Halbrand' around those he is close with.
#TheRingsOfPower
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Galadriel thought she hated Sauron in the beginning, because of the countless people she'd lost. But Halbrand gained her trust and she befriended him at her loneliest, making her hatred for Sauron that much more complete in the end.
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#TROPspoilers
But Sauron is not there. And yet, he knows...
Celebrimbor: "The Rings. Did they work?"
Halbrand: "They worked wonders."
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Melkor's deeds in Valinor:
"When he saw that many leaned towards him, Melkor would often walk among [the Noldor], and amid his fair words others were woven, so subtly that many who heard them believed in recollection that they arose from their own thought."
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It's going to be interesting to see more parallels between Adar and Galadriel (Adar having accepted a deal vs. Galadriel who refused). Really excited to rewatch season 1 in a whole new light, after knowing exactly what happened between Sauron and Adar.
Also, more Black Speech :D
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' star Sam Hazeldine exclusively talks taking over the role of orc leader Adar and what's next in the struggle against Sauron.
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(okay yes, I realize he said "what DOES it matter" and not "what'S it matter," but the point still stands.)
He was already not using his own words, then said another phrase Sauron once used:
"What's it matter? it's ashes now."
("What does it matter? It's over.")
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when I say this picture has not left my brain
Sauron is rising, and the battle for Middle-earth is beginning. Empire goes on set of The Lord Of The Rings:
#TheRingsOfPower
S2, speaking to the showrunners, cast and more about the return of Prime Video's fantasy epic. Words
@DanJolin
.
ORDER A COPY:
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Couple that with, "Thought the pattern suited me," and it seems that Sauron was planning to be the King of Men for over 1000 years. Then you wonder who started the Promised King prophecy. And how long ago it had been started (over 1000 years?)...
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Then when you work backwards, you realize that Sauron watched stuff throughout the whole season. (I'll just list the ones I'm certain about.)
As the Rings were forged, he watched Elrond investigate "what happened by that stream." Now he knows that Elrond is suspicious of him.
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He oversaw Celebrimbor work his magic, and admired the finished product.
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None of this is to say that Celebrimbor or Galadriel were being entirely controlled, per se. Sauron didn't have the One Ring yet. But!
"It darkens the heart to call dark deeds good. It gives place for evil to thrive inside us. Every war is fought both without and within."
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For a year and a half, I've been wondering if the same camera angle would be used in Season 2. So, here's my realization:
It was.
I assume this is the scene where the Rings successfully heal the Great Tree. ...
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These kinds of images, side-by-side, remind you that no matter how different he looks or acts, underneath whatever mask Sauron wears is the same infamous, sadistic smile:
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In all of those shots, the camera is twisting. Here are examples that have the *characters* twisting:
- Míriel and Pharazôn watch the petals fall.
- Galadriel sails to Valinor.
- Galadriel's conversation with Elrond in Lindon.
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"I will whisper in your piked ear."
- Galadriel, in her right mind, wouldn't use "piked ear" as an insult. The only ones who would (and did) were Southlanders—those who hate Elves. But who else despises Elves (especially Adar)?
And who else whispered threats in a piked ear?
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The what-was-Sauron-up-to side of me has fixated on: "All by his design."
All by his design. Trailer tomorrow.
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Especially since it's Patrick McKay's favorite part—when Sauron forges the Ring and EVOKES the poem.
Sauron "evoking" the poem is fascinating. Because Celebrimbor wouldn't be using his own words with, "Three Rings for the Elven Kings under the sky," in Black Speech.
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